Interventions to reduce falls among dialysis patients: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite all available evidence regarding increased morbidity and mortality among dialysis patients due to falls and their complications, and an increase in risk factors for falls, relatively little attention has been focused on evidence-based interventions that can reduce falls. We evaluated the effectiveness of fall prevention interventions among dialysis patients.

Methods

We searched Ovid-Medline, Ovid-Embase, PubMed, Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Central) from inception to 19 July 2023 for studies that evaluated the effectiveness of fall prevention interventions among dialysis patients. The search, screening and extraction of data followed standardised processes and the methodol

SUBMITTER: Gute L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734056 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature